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Hey it's the truth, dude. So what, now I'm a Roeper apologist? Oh and BTW yeah, often he does write back. BTW, now having seen the photos and the shocking likeness, who really believes that tons of OTHER people didn't get the resemblance? I just don't buy the idea that only a select few here got the idea and they wuz robbed by that damn Sun-Times columnist! Anyway, this is skidding off topic. REGARDLESS of who saw it "first", is the consensus that this would be a cool nickname for Thome, or not? Although he might not like it... Speaking of likenesses:

Hey what can I say? I'm here six nights a week, folks. Try the fish. Hey, who here is from Jersey...?

I have corresponded with Roeper for years and highly, highly doubt he saw that here and then stole it. If he did see it here, he would have said that's where he got the idea--he's more than willing to give others credit for funny ideas (I've made it into his column a few times). Yes he is a Sox fan big-time and no I don't think he reads here, as he mentioned WSI in a more recent column as being a cool place/resource (I told him about us though). Anyway, since the idea seems to be well-received among all here, why not. I wish I knew how to poll. I'd say if you got us and WSI to give it the thumbs up, well then: Bob's your uncle! Wow looking at the picture that is just dead-on.

He makes a good case. http://suntimes.com/output/roeper/cst-nws-roep09.html What thinks the board?

I just hope they don't get a lot of guys on base because methinks there's gonna more balls passing tonight than at the gay pride parade...

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ May 10, 2006 -> 09:20 AM) My take is that there will always be pain and discomfort and he may be thinking, I can do this for three months with pain killers and what not but not for a whole season. Bingo.

QUOTE(Damen @ May 5, 2006 -> 09:05 AM) Probably because by the time the redline stops at Chinatown, there isn't any room left on the train. That's not really true. Usually a bunch of people get off at Chinatown, so you should be able to step right on for the next stop.

EEEK! Joe Borchard! I see struck-out people.

I used to joke that you could throw a frozen ham at Uribe and he'd still swing at it--it's just that bad (like last year). Again, though: his defense has probably won us plenty of games. Anderson I don't know what to say. He seems to instantly get down in the count and then the pitchers just toy with him. I'm assuming that word gets around on that, BTW.

I agree with those here that say hopefully this is not how we treat Frank. I always thought that was childish, that fans worship a guy until he's wearing a different uniform, and then he's instantly an asshole. I never booed Magglio--why would I do that? He was one of my favorites and I was certainly stunned when he left, but we'll never know exactly what went down that caused him to leave so I wish him the best. Plus, if people haven't learned in baseball that nobody is permanent no matter how long they've been around or how good they are... well, welcome to reality. Take the red pill next time.

Yeesh. That throwback jersey this year is butt-ugly.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 1, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) I have never, ever heard of SRO at the Cell. In fact, the ticket window people get testy when people ask about it. It's too much of a Wrigley thing. Maybe they've started it this year. Nope. Last year they had it, as I was told by the ticket window person (I believe it was a Boston game, maybe it was Yanks or Oakland) that all they had were SRO. Hell, I said, no problem! I've had SRO seats to maybe three games between '04/'05 seasons but yes, always got them as a walk-up. This past Minnesota series we went to the window and were offered (if we wanted lower deck) either premium seats by home plate or SRO. So I guess where I'm going with this is I wonder if I should just show up at the Cubs series (or other premium games) and go for the SRO ticket, which I think most people do not realize exists.

Good point.

Does anybody know when SRO tix are available? Or are they always? Here's why: two weeks ago we showed up and bought tix for that day's game at the Cell. The guy said there were only premium seats or SRO available (we said lower deck). Hell, yeah, that's fine--we took SRO, because we stand on the concourse the whole game anyway. But I cannot figure out when SRO are available. Last year I believe I was at a Boston game and did the same thing, but I recall on some other day it was perhaps not an option? My questions are these: a) Is SRO an option at every game? B) How about "premium" games--could I get SRO to the otherwise sold-out Cubs series? c) Can you buy SRO in advance? Feedback much appreciated. GO SOX

I was surprised at how bent out of shape the fans and that team were about last year. I didn't even think about the whole ALCS angle until it was brought up. Or Pierzinski. But whatever. Times have indeed changed--we used to get smoked out in Anaheim and Oakland, and we just SWEPT them. That's a good omen. Let them whine all they want. I have an odd feeling, though, that we'll be seeing them again in the playoffs.

Even though Juan "I'll Swing at Literally Anything" Uribe is roadkill at the plate right now--are you kidding me? He is arguably the best defensive shortstop in the game. Whatever he lacks at the plate he makes up for on "D". That's the tradeoff with him. Last year, or two years ago, the same was said about Crede--great 3B but bad hitter. And look what happened. Patience. Patience. That said, he should hit a lot better than he does. But I do not want ANYBODY else at SS when a game's on the line.

QUOTE(Damen @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 03:18 PM) You mean the constant statements like... "This is the best 5 man rotation I've ever seen" "This is the best 3-4-5 lineup I've ever seen" "Crede's playin the best defense I've ever seen" "Contreras has the most movement I've ever seen" And the best, after KC beat the Sox to win the Series in April, Hawk said this in reference to the jugernaut reigning in KC. "Don't be fooled, this team is good." Between the ridiculous Sox hyperbole, and his calls of "stretch" for every flyball within 10 feet of the warning track, Hawk's gotten very difficult to listen to. Unfortunately, DJ's play by play "uh oooh" is no better, and the oasis of Rooney/Farmer is no more. So I'm forced to watch the Sox, waiting for ESPN to pick up a few games, so Chris Berman can provide his neutral, professional, call. OMG you jest, right? Chris "Ohhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Berman? LOL. I'm guessing you just forgot to turn on the green there.

I remember a road game last year (Toronto, maybe?) where there was lots of dead air (not a lot of action) and DJ started up with some of his priceless non-sequitirs, at one point, quoting the song "Billy, Don't Be a Hero." LMAO. That was great.

So what is the story behind what happened to Wimpy? I know it's been told, but I need a refresher...

C'mon people! I need some answers here! :rolly

My Superfan baseball fanatic co-worker says he's heard rumblings of how Hawk & DJ can't stand each other. Granted, this isn't the most relevant topic, but hey: no game last night, so I have to entertain myself. Anyway, I had heard this a while ago, back in the beginning of '05. The other big clue was, if you remember, when there was a Sox home game on FOX national last year and, as it turned out, it was DJ with the FOX guy. I had never heard DJ seem so loose and talk so much--it was that noticeable. So what's the word, Sox experts? Is there any truth to this? He was also talking about some ESPN radio clip making the rounds where, apparently, Hawk completely cut off DJ on the air to the point it was embarassing (I have not heard the clip).

I'll chip in too: I'll take a .500 WC trip, no problemo. I hope we slaughter Cleveland next weekt though. Just to get in their heads.

QUOTE(Drew @ Apr 26, 2006 -> 03:42 PM) The only team I really hate is the Yankees. By no means am I a Cub fan but in 2003 I would have rather seen them in the Series instead of the Marlins. But as long as the Yankees lost, it was all right. I grew up watching a lot of Cub games because they were on WGN when I got home from school, not because I was necessarily a Cub fan (the Dodgers are the only NL team I even casually follow) but because I loved baseball and my parents didn't feel like springing for SportsVision. I'd been going to Sox games my entire life and an occasional Cub game here or there, but Wrigley just wasn't quite as special as the trips down the Dan Ryan to old whitewashed Comiskey. Now, most Cub fans can be a little much to take...or at least take seriously. I was at the Dodger game last week when Rafael Furcal ran into Derrek Lee, a game that was a very mediocre showing from both teams, and from the banter in the parking lot you'd think they clinched the NL pennant that night. And when the Cubs come to town, it may as well be a home game for them because of how many fans come out of the woodwork. Never mind you're minus your five-tool All-Star, you won a game that was given to you on a silver platter. And to think they called the Red Sox idiots... I like this post. You're spot-on about a lot of things. I too grew up watching the Cubs and was a fan as a child (back in those Jack Brickhouse days) but the first time I went to Comiskey I was instantly converted. There was something so exotic and foreign about the Sox and their park (to a kid who grew up in the north suburbs). Wrigley always felt like a garden--albeit a very nice one--with a perpetually s***ty team that seemed to sort of exist so that games could be held. But the Sox never seemed like they were kidding around. It's not the team I hate so much as their fans. Granted we have our share of idiots as well, but there is just something so irritating about them and their zealotry and their... well, their continued support of failure that I find nauseating. As I've always said, if the Sox suck, we don't go. I think Jerry finally got the message. The Tribune Co. will never get that message because Wrigley will always sell out, no matter how horrible they are. To sum it up: then, in light of this, I'm supposed to feel their pain when they blow another year. Pfft. No thanks. I'm not a Sox fan because I'm a Cub-hater--I just happen to hate the Cubs and their fans. However, when they got close in '03 I cheered them on; I'm not that jaded where I'm going to wish for them to fail just because we're not in it. In the end it's a Chicago team. And now we will always have the bragging rights to say we did it first, which is priceless. However, during the series last year I wrote a letter to the editor of the Sun-Times about the hardship of being a North Side Sox fan, which got printed. I mentioned that I'm proud of the Sox but don't spend a lot of time rubbing it in the faces of the Cubs fans. The letter after mine? From a Cubs fan, stating that he was going to cheer against the Sox the whole time, that the Cubs fans would never support us, that we're not a real Chicago team, and this is one of the worst things ever to happen to Cubs fans. L O S E R. For what it's worth, the Cubs organization showed some class post-season last year: I walked by Wrigley and the famous sign said "CONGRATULATIONS 2005 ALCS CHAMPION WHITE SOX!" Too bad their fans can't show the same class...

Fun seeing it all in retrospect, ain't it? He sure did make a difference in the playoffs. And to think: we had an entirely different first half closer last year...

God not another back problem for our pitchers. BTW I watched Thorton throwing 99 MPH fastballs in Detroit. HOPE he comes back soon. And a lefty, to boot!